SAT Ordfärdigheter 4 - Lektion 43

try to stir up public opinion

uppvigla, stimulera

a debtor who flees to avoid paying

flyktig gäldenär, opålitlig gäldenär

very impressive in scale or scope

episk, imponerande

to mention things individually

uppräkna, enumerera

bad in a noticeable and extreme way

graverande, skandalös

a long thick wall built in order to prevent water flooding onto a lower area, especially from the sea

damm, vall

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

darwinism

the quality of being fast and swift in movement

celeritet, snabbhet

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

korthet, koncitet

to make something or someone seem less important

förakta, förminska

very courageous and not afraid of situations that are dangerous

orädd, modig

the surrounding discourse that provides clarity and understanding to a language unit, helping to determine its interpretation

sammanhang, kontext

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

konsul

a feeling of doubt or uneasiness, often related to one's conscience or sense of right and wrong

tvekan, grubblande

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

pyx, pix

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

förtöja, ankra

to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

konfrontera, mötas

a large pot, often made of metal and equipped with handles, used for boiling liquids like water or soup

kittel, gryta

to cause something to break apart or come undone

stör, avbryta